Michael John (John) Agelasto^{[1, 2, 3]}

1866 - 1927  (61 years)

• Name	Michael John (John) Agelasto
  Birth	18 Jan 1866	London, England UK
  	Birth notice appeared in The Pall Mall Gazette (London), 22 Jan 1866.
  Christening	08 Mar 1866	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Lucia St. Frangopoulos [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1927	Baltatzi 19, Athens, Greece
  	DOD from death certificate. Argenti says 27 Sep 1927. Date of death given as 24 Sep 1927 in (The Times [London], 28 Sep 1927]. Cause of death: tuberculosis The Mayor of Athens issued a hereditary title certificate for Michael John Agelastos. [5]
  Burial	St John Cemetery, Chios, Greece
  Notes	According to his grandson, Constantine Papaioannou, Michael John was a civil engineer who worked for Krupp, the German conglomerate. He worked for them in Russia and invested money in the Tzar's bonds. He was then sent to work in Turkey. During WWI all Krupp employees were detained by the Turks, as CRUPP was a German entity, and therefore an enemy of the state. With the Russian revolution of 1917, Michael John's Russian bonds become worthless. He remained in Turkey working building bridges for the railroad. French the predominant language spoken at home. Education: engineering degree from the Ecole Central, Paris. After the end of WWI, he moved with his family to Athens in 1920 while under contract by the Greek Government to design the facade of the underground station in Monastiraki, Athens and one bridge is still in use today, according to his grandson. He died before the completion of the station. John (Michael) was Michael John's first son, his crown-prince, and was expected to succeed him in his business, so he accompanied his father on several trips. They had been in Odessa together and were on the way back to Athens by train, when John Michael suddenly fell ill with peritonitis and died before they even reached Athens. The loss of his 18-year-old son broke Michael John´s heart and he lived for only two more years, dying in 1927, according to Constantine Papaioannou, John Michael's grandson. The 1921 Istanbul city directory lists an Agelasto (M.J.) engenieur, rue Elma Dagh, 12, Pancaldi, Apt. 1. The 1911 directory lists a Michel, domiciled at R. Anadolou, 11, P[era], Appartem. Papadopoulo #2. Knight of the Order of The Saviour. M. Agelasto was a churchwarden at Aghia Sophia, London, 1888 (with S.A.Agelasto) and 1889. 1881 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by John M Agelasto, 45, widower, stock and share agent, b. Greece; sons Michel, 15; Pendley, 14; daughters Katherine, 13; Mary, 12; Alexandra, 10; Christine, 9; and Lucy, 6; all b. London; & 6 servants. 1871 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by J M Agelasto, 35, merchant, b. Syros, Greece; wife Aglaia, 29, b. Marseille; sons Michel, 5; Pendley, 4; daughters Katherine, 3; Mary, 2 mos., Alexandra, 11 months; all b. London; father Michael P., 68, retired merchant; mother Marie M., 57, both b. Chios [Scio, Turkey]; & 6 servants. Arrived New York City on the Erin from Liverpool with his father (New York Times, 6 Aug 1878, p 8). Residence: 1911-1921, Constantinople; at DOD, Baltatzi 19, Athens, Greece
  Person ID	I178	Agelasto
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John Michael (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 14 Sep 1835, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece d. 10 Nov 1919, 25 Landsdowne Road, Holland Park, London, England UK (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Aglaïa (Ioannis) Baltazzi,   b. 23 Nov 1841, rue [Deuxieme] Calade 18 [38?], Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France d. 09 Dec 1877, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	01 Mar 1862	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Witnesses at their wedding included George Petrocochino, 73, merchant, her maternal grandfather; Alexandre Doruiario; Michel Parembli, 46, her uncle, allees du Capucines 8; and Stamatios Nicolas Frangopoulos, his brother-in-law.
  Documents		John Michael Agelasto - Aglaia Baltazzi marriage certificate
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vasiliki (Constantin) Lesto,   b. 05 Jan 1886, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. Abt 1961, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1906	Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey
  Children	1. Jean (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 06 Sep 1907, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. 15 Jun 1925, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 17 years)   2. Alexander (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 12 Aug 1909, Broussa, Turkey d. Bef 2000, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 90 years) + 3. Aglaïa (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 19 Dec 1915, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. 18 May 1987, Los Angeles, California USA (Age 71 years) + 4. Julia (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 27 May 1917, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. 1992, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jan 1866 - London, England UK Christening - 08 Mar 1866 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 15 Nov 1906 - Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey Death - 24 Sep 1927 - Baltatzi 19, Athens, Greece Burial - - St John Cemetery, Chios, Greece  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  top hat of Michael John Agelasto b1866

  
  

  Documents		Michael (John) Agelasto baptism - St Sophia collection
  		Michael J Agelasto Death Certificate 24 Sep 1927, Athens, Greece

  
  

  Headstones		Monument to John Michael Agelasto and his father Michael John Agelasto, St John Cemetery, Chios
  		M I Agelastos grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] Philip P. Argenti, Argenti 1955, (London Oxford University Press). Included in Philip Argenti's Agelasto family tree, number 178. [S131] 1871 England Census. [S130] 1881 England Census. [S86] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Jun 1975, 12. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S82] Athens Mayor, Hereditary title certificates .